Why is coca cola so bad for you?

Question

How much is okay to drink? Why is it so bad, and if it's so bad, then why aren't there ad campaigns against Coca Cola as well?

Answer 1

We use the words bad or good for foods based on different factors. Coke has so much sugar and caffeine and some other bits of preservatives that knowing it's component parts ruins the refreshment factor for most people. Have one from the glass bottle out of a cooler of crushed ice on a hot summer day.

Answer 2

Its not any worse than any other carbonated soda out there. It is lower in caffeine than many sports drinks and Mountain Dew & I think even lower than Dr Pepper. Anything is bad if you drink too much, even milk & water.
Way back in the early 1900's when coke first came out, it was sweetened with a derivative of the cocaine plant(sugar is a distant relative plant of the cocaine plant. It made people feel good & they wanted more. About 1920-1930 someone realized people were becoming addicted to it & they changed the recipe to the now coca-cola classic.
Who would have thought? Thats where the name partly came from.

Answer 3

Coca-Cola contains a lot of sugar and having too much sugar in a diet is not healthy. There is no ad campaign against Coca-Cola because most people like sodas e.g. Coca-Cola.

Answer 4

Coca Cola isn't THAT bad for you. At least, I don't think it's nearly bad enough to justify an ad campaign against it. It is quite acidic and sugary, so even if you were trying, it might be hard to design something that is better at rotting your teeth, and of course if you drink a lot of Coke, you might be at greater risk for obesity and diabetes. However, having too much of anything is likely to put you at risk for something or other.

Answer 5

They say its bad for you because of the high sugar content. and the caffeine in it.
you should not drink more then 2 cans or 24 oz. in a day
Also they say its because of the phosphoric acid in .it it takes the calcium out of everything you eat with that meal. its hard on your body. (If you eat a slice of pizza and then drink a Coke you will not get the calcium from the cheese on the pizza.)
I hope this was not confusing to read. but they are right when it comes to cola drinks they are hard on your heart and bones so like anything drink in moderation.

Answer 6

Like Maddona said..Coca Cola isnt so bad unless you drink 2 much of it.The reason why i think there arent any ad campings against Coca Cola is because it is so famous and popular and everybody loves it.

Answer 7

Coca-Cola per say is not worse than any other type of cola, like Pepsi, or generic brands. It's also not that much worse than root beer, or other candy like soft drinks. I say it's like candy because colas are full of sugar. Diet colas are also not very good for you due to their Aspartame content although they are probably better than regular colas.
I'll begin with diet soft drinks. Aspartame is the common ingredient in all fake sugar, Equal, NutraSweet, Spoonful, etc.... For the most part Aspartame isn't going to hurt you if you have the occasional diet soft drink. However people have had some pretty scary symptoms after drinking Aspartame such as: seizures, breathing difficulties, memory loss, nausea, headaches, and a host of other symptoms. Aspartame can trigger some chronic illnesses as well like: brain tumors, Parkinson's, Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, and Epilepsy. I won't get into too much detail on why Aspartame is damaging, but basically Aspartame can build up calcium in certain neurons on your brain, making if difficult for your brain to send messages to various parts of your body via these neurons. The neurons die due to over stimulation.
All that and it was just diet colas, now lets move on to regular colas. Sugar is a significant ingredient that will harm you. Massive amounts of sugar in anything will cause bodily harm. Aside from bringing on Diabetes, excess amounts of sugar will increase your body weight, which makes your body work harder just to function daily. This added stress is hard on most of your organs.
Colas also contain ethylene glycol, which is used in anti-freeze. Ethylene glycol is a slow poison, it won't kill you if you have it in small quantities but it will kill you in large quantities. That doesn't mean the small quantities are totally harmless however, your body has to work hard to protect itself from various poisons, and these battles often leave scars. The more scars on any given organ, the weaker it is and the less likely it is to function in old age.
The last major reason cola's are bad for you is the extremely high acidity. The pH for colas is around 3.4, strong enough to dissolve teeth and bones. The acid is also due to high mineral contents, and guys, high mineral intake can lead to, *gulp*, kidney stones. Not to mention that the high acid level is the main cause of tooth decay. That's right it's not the sugar in coke that will cause cavities it's the high acidity.

Answer 8

soda is bad for you because of the incredible amount of calories packed into it. Coca cola and a lot of American sodas are especially bad for you because of the high fructose corn syrup. European sodas don't have high fructose corn syrup in them and you don't see five hundred pound people in Europe too often. drink as little as possible. Its not a question of how much is OK to drink, you should drink as little as possible.

Answer 9

It's not bad for you in the way that alcohol or smoking is. You probably won't die or get cancer from drinking too much coke.

The "bad" part is in your diet. Coke is nothing but empty calories. Meaning, you get all these calories, but they have no nutritonal value. If you take a glass of orange juice- you're drinking about the same number of calories as a coke, BUT you're also getting vitamins, minerals and important phytochemicals into your diet.

Answer 10

A can or two a day probably will be OK, but remember, the real coke has a tremendous amount of sugar and salt in it. To much of either will cause you to can weight and over the long haul cause other ills, such as diabetes's, and heart disease.